John Macwhirter Art
British, 1839-1911
John MacWhirter (1839-1911) was a Scottish landscape painter from Slateford, Edinburgh. MacWhirter settled in London in the 1870's before coming to America in 1877 and spending several years in California. Internationally he was known as an etcher and was member of the London's Royal Academy. He died in London in 1911. His work is in several museum and institution collections including The Fine Art Society, Edinburgh and he had work exhibited in the 1893 World's Columbian Expo in Chicago.(Biography provided by 1515 Lincoln Gallery)
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Artist: John Macwhirter
Glen Cloy Arran - Scottish Victorian art Landscape oil painting man and dog
By John Macwhirter
Located in London, GB
This superb Victorian Scottish landscape oil painting is by noted landscape artist John MacWhirter. Painted circa 1880 the location is Glen Cloy, Arran, a very popular walking and holidaying destination along with the Fairy Glen. The composition is a stream in the foreground with a man and his dog approaching. Either side of them are rolling hills giving way to cloud enveloped mountains in the background. The palette of greens and brown of the flora and fauna is so rich and varied. An excellent example of Scottish Victorian art and of MacWhirter's work.
Signed lower right.
Provenance. Sotheby's 26.8.86 lot 694.
Condition. Oil on canvas, 38 inches by 24 inches unframed, in good condition.
Frame. Housed in a gilt swept frame, 50 inches by 37 inches in good condition.
John MacWhirter RA (27 March 1839 in Slateford, Edinburgh - 28 January 1911 in London) was a Scottish landscape painter. John was the third of four children. One of his elder sisters, Agnes MacWhirter was also a noted artist of still lifes. He attended a school in Colinton, and after his father's death was apprenticed to Oliver & Boyd, booksellers in Edinburgh. He stayed there for only a few months and then in 1851 enrolled at the Trustees Academy under Robert Scott Lauder and John Ballantyne (1815–97). He spent long periods sketching and studying nature outdoors. His first painting to be exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy at age 14, was 'Old Cottage at Braid'. In 1880, he was made an Honorary Member of the Royal Scottish Academy. Exploring and painting abroad he visited Italy, Sicily, Switzerland, Austria, Turkey, Norway and the U.S.A. - the Alps being a great inspiration. Of a drawing of wildflowers, Ruskin wrote i have never seen anything like it. Some of these sketches were later purchased by Ruskin and bequeathed to the Ashmolean, Oxford. He moved to London in 1867 and on 4 May 1893 was elected a Royal Academician. MacWhirter specialised in romantic landscapes with a great fondness for trees, spending much time in the hilly countryside of Perthshire. Initially, under the influence of John Everett Millais, he experimented with the detailed images of the Pre-Raphaelites, but later adopted a more sweeping style. His friendship with William McTaggart shows in his freedom of brush. With John Pettie...
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1880s Victorian John Macwhirter Art
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Oil
John MacWhirter (1839-1911) - Framed Early 20th Century Oil, The Old Farm
By John Macwhirter
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A charming depiction of a rural farmstead with two figures on the farm track. The artist shows a storm cloud creeping over the scene, casting half of the landscape in darkness. Signe...
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20th Century John Macwhirter Art
Materials
Oil
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